Materials and Manufacturing

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TRIUMF Innovations

The commercialization arm of TRIUMF, Canada’s particle accelerator centre, TRIUMF Innovations is dedicated to linking cutting-edge science and technology to tangible business opportunities. TI streamlines access to TRIUMF’s world-class expertise and infrastructure, and connects researchers and technologies to the world via industry partnerships, licensing and business development.

Advanced Materials and Process Engineering Laboratory

Brings together top-tier basic and applied talent to conduct research in advanced materials, medical devices, new energy and nano devices. multi-user research facilities include a high-head lab, surface and interface analysis labs, nanofabrication and cleanroom facility and a machine shop with versatile model-making capabilities.

Complex Fluids Group

Has a special focus on fluid systems that are non-Newtonian or otherwise complex. As well as mathematical analysis and computation, the group conducts lab and pilot scale experiments, and is equipped to do so with a large collection of rheometry equipment and expertise in a range of measurement techniques. Fluid mechanics problems studied by the group include: drop formation in micro-fluidic channels, granular flows, oilfield cementing, roll waves, injection molding, displacement flows, paste extrusion, yield stress fluid flows, sedimentation in complex fluids, mixing, pattern formation, polymer foaming, convective heat transfer, wellbore hydraulics, interfacial dynamics, dambreaks, stratified flows, hydrodynamic stability, slurry transport, well control, spray forming, self assembly of particles and droplets. 

Institute of Applied Mathematics

IAM provides excellent opportunities for interdisciplinary research that combines mathematics with another field, including the physical, chemical, biological and engineering sciences. One of the many objectives of the Institute is to develop and apply mathematical and numerical methods to the solution of practical industrial problems. Many IAM faculty and their students have been involved in collaborations with a variety of industries, providing expertise in fluid mechanics, image and data processing and scientific computing.

Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute

SBQMI translates theoretical and experimental understanding of strongly correlated electron systems into enhanced technological capabilities in nanostructure quantum material devices. The institute is an essential mechanism for building UBC’s research capacity and leading the way into a new era of materials research, with applications in the electronics and information fields, the automotive industry, the health care sector, and sustainable energy.

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